“Kinkade was a performance artist… and he created the greatest performance art piece in our lifetime.” Fourth Act has revealed the trailer for an indie documentary titled Art for Everybody, an interesting art doc about a famous US artist. This first premiered back in 2023 at the SXSW Film Festival and at DOC NYC and other fests that year. You’ve seen his cozy cottages, idyllic gardens, and welcoming village streets… Both celebrated and disparaged for his kitschy signature settings, the once extremely successful “Painter of Light” named Thomas Kinkade rocketed to popularity in the ’90s by marketing himself to American evangelicals and pitting himself against the elite art establishment. Yet beneath the pristine public persona were demons that would drive him to alcoholism, scandal, and death from an overdose back in 2012. After his passing, Kinkade’s daughters uncovered a trove of unseen, unexpectedly dark paintings, a discovery that launched an investigation into their father’s true personality. Kinkade’s pastoral landscapes made him the most collected and despised painter of all time. This film reveals a complex artist whose life and work embody our divided America. Fascinating… Oh I definitely want to see all of these “dark” paintings – I will be watching this doc. // Continue Reading ›
